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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1893
Page
6
The week reports French capture of several forts in the Samcee region. In Ohio, thirty nine businesses at Paulding were destroyed by fire, a wake of the disaster. A water blast caused further damage, and a farmer was killed in the incident.
The Ohio town of Paulding suffered a third major blaze in two years. Originating at Famous Clothing House, the fire consumed thirty nine key business blocks and even the courthouse. The Thompson House and other structures burned as firefighters struggled before the flames subsided. Loss totals run into hundreds of thousands of dollars with insurance unlikely to cover all, and the town faced extensive damage to its heart.
Paris Temps reports from Igon that Captain Villers reopened fire at Khong on July 19 and French forces captured Forts Dondua Dongo and Donhan, isolating Fort Donsom. By July 20 the last stronghold is taken and French control extends to the island chain, with about 300 Siamese killed and 200 wounded. Bangkok says Britain awaits Lord Dufferin’s report before advising on territorial matters.
The New York Bond buyer reports a thorough Congress canvass on silver by a top government officer. It signals a long, bitter contest in both houses and suggests the repeal bill may not come quickly, with an extra session likely to extend into the regular session without agreement on the issue.
Wilbur Richey a farm-hand near Wheat Ridge Ohio has been drinking from a jug about ten days ago and swallowed poison. He remains in a precarious condition and cannot eat except for small amounts of soup and milk as physicians struggle to relieve his illness.
A blasting mishap at the corner of One Hundred and Twenty second Street and Fourth Avenue in New York sent a two ton rock mass through the wall of 61 East 122nd Street. Two people were killed and three seriously injured, with concerns some may die.
The Hocking Valley with the Chicago & Erie set a $3 round trip fare from Columbus to Chicago. The Pennsylvania, Big Four, and Baltimore & Ohio will be required to meet the reduction.
Mrs. Ervin Lang of Elkhart Indiana awoke to discover her young son dead beside her after he had been sleeping peacefully. Authorities reported the death appeared sudden and unexplained with no prior warning.
W D Woods a brakeman for the Fort Wayne Railroad fell between cars between Canton and Massillon and suffered the loss of both legs. He died soon after.
John Krider a wealthy prominent farmer at Elkhart Indiana was thrown from his wagon when his runaway team caused a crash his skull fractured and he died at once or shortly after his injury at the scene or a nearby residence according to a local report.
Three men died burned in a blaze at an oil well on a farm owned by the Ohio Oil Company midway between Freeport and Woodside. The well gushed as the last screw turned, oil flooded the area, ignited and spread rapidly. Only two of five workers escaped, both badly burned and possibly fatally. All victims were married.
A pitched fight between tramps and citizens near Sheffield Indiana ends with one man dead, AL Jennings known as Butch from Toledo Ohio, shot in the heart. Two others, Jack Gallagher of Allentown Pennsylvania and George Derek of Whiting, are mortally wounded with injuries to the body and spine. Several tramga and bystander numbers are reported in the scene.
The confrontation near the Indiana Illinois state line at Lake Michigan head left several men wounded. A shotgun accident discharged during the melee wounded a hunter named Martin Donald in the calf and Frank Zelenitsky in the leg as neighbors aided Sheriff Elliott at Crown Point.
A fierce clash on the Kentucky Virginia border leaves four Virginians dead, six wounded and Oliver Fleming mortally wounded. The Fleming gang, long terrorizing southwest Virginia and Kentucky, lashed out in a wooded ravine fatally striking soldiers and retreating as a pursuing force presses.
Denver and Colorado suffer job losses as mine closures and lower silver prices cut demand in mines, smelters, coal, railways, and factories. About 10,000 Denver residents cannot find work, with 20,000 more in surrounding towns. Efforts include a plan to send workers eastward and a proposed $15 rail rate to points toward Chicago. the Typographical Union adds $1,000 to aid unemployed workers’ return home.
A Buffalo excursion train carrying Sunday schools from Bethany and Bethlehem churches on the Western New York and Pennsylvania railroad collided at East Aurora. One man killed and fourteen to twenty injured as two engines crushed and coaches burned. fire department aided in preventing further harm.
Chicago coroner verdict links deaths at the World's Fair cold storage fire on July 10 1893 to four officials and executives. D H Burnham Fire Marshal Edward Murphy J B Skinner and Charles A McDonald are bound over to the grand jury for criminal negligence based on presented evidence.
In Indianapolis Lopez Mumaugh, a delivery wagon driver, went to his divorced wife’s home and, after being refused admission, fired a shot through a window striking his sister in law, Miss Mary Wurnsch, in the breast. Mumaugh then fled and died by his own hand.
A blaze destroyed a building on the South Shore that left about a quarter of the town worried and the insurance claims around 85000. Reports say locals are enraged and a man is believed to be targeted for lynching as word spreads of the fire and its suspected cause.
Report from Pekin states China has taken measures to aid Siam against French encroachment. Siam long paid tribute as a matter of convenience, and China now signals support, potentially shaping Franco Siamese demands and the ultimatum.
Fire swept through Susanville California destroying five blocks. The Stewart House outbuilding sparked the blaze which spread to the hotel and across the street aided by strong wind. About sixty buildings burned leaving only one eating house for hotel residents and insurance covers about a quarter of the 250000 loss.
Indiana reports showers improving crops with rapid wheat threshing and excellent yield. Ohio notes harvests of wheat clover timothy and barley with good quality and above average yields. corn and tobacco growing rapidly. Michigan records late rains boosting corn potatoes and root crops while wheat harvest progresses for a heavy yield.
A warehouse fire in the district bounded by Leadenhall Bevis Marks and Cammomile streets burned over 100 yards square before extinguished. Thirty buildings were destroyed housing more than twenty five firms in stationary clothing tea wines furniture and imported goods. Losses expected to reach 1 500 000 pounds.
Thomas Holley, 30, attacked 14 year old Miss Messenger on the Ohio River Railway track near Coxs Landing West Virginia. Constable Bowen chased Holley as he fled by skiff to the Ohio side and shot him in the head before capture.
The Photographers Association of America met in Chicago and elected officers. President Adam Heimberger of New Albany Indiana and first Vice President George T Bassett of New York were chosen. Second Vice President D R Coover of Chicago, Secretary J Edward Rosch of St Louis, and Treasurer Joan S Schneiter of Columbus Ohio also named.
J. R. McKee, father of Baby McKee, staying at the Manhattan Beach Hotel in New York, says he doubts ex-President Harrison will consent to a 1896 presidential bid though he is repeatedly urged by friends to run again.
The Citizens' Bank of Ada in Hardin County failed to open its doors. Owner Peter Ahlfield controlled it for over 25 years and was among the region's wealthiest men. No statement of assets or liabilities or cause of failure could be obtained.
An open cable car on Cincinnati’s Walnut Hill line derailed on Gilbert avenue. Conductor John Dietrich was thrown and fatally injured. Several passengers sustained injuries.
Alonzo W. Little, former Armurdale Bank president, killed attorney C. S. Johnson in Kansas City Kas. Little says Johnson swindled him.
Charles E Cosley an upholsterer is arrested and imprisoned on a warrant from Mrs C W Cole as the burglar who shot Auditor Cole at Corydon Indiana.
At Menominee Michigan the Ludington Wells and Van Slaick company dry kilns burned destroying about 100000 feet of lumber with a loss of 35000 dollars partly insured.
A major blaze devastated the Edgerton business portion in Williams County Ohio causing about 100000 in losses. Fire crews fought the flames and worked to prevent spread to nearby establishments.
World’s Fair correspondence notes visitors enjoying comfort at the State building. Travelers meet old friends, claim a familiar space on sofas and verandas, and feel relief finding neighbors from their county in town.
A brief dialogue shows two people at a fair sighting, listing family members and plans to stay through next week. The speakers exchange casual remarks about arrival, crowding, and choosing to soak in the event rather than exit early. The tone captures a small, lively encounter amid fairgoers.
At the fair Nebraska emphasizes beet sugar viability with sample sugar and a extraction illustration. A Platte County map made with seed demonstrate regional display while North Dakota shows heavy wheat presence. Washington Mount Vernon and Virginia and Massachusetts historic recreations draw visitors, with each state stressing its heritage and products.
A fragment from a 19th century display describes Louisiana curiosities including a famous ox and cart linked to Adams family generations, Evangeline imagery, and pieces connected to Zachary Taylor and Spanish governors. It notes Louisiana’s rock salt, cypress, curly leaf pine, and the Model Farms exhibit in Washington with miniature farm life and a stuffed ox at the North Dakota Building.
The article describes various state buildings at a fair, noting Florida’s disappointing exhibit while Texas’s display is credited to women. It highlights Oklahoma and Michigan efforts, South Dakota pride, and Utah choirs, plus Montanas crystals and Wisconsin pearls. It mentions West Virginia woodwork and a Grant and Lee era sofa.
In Appomattox and across states, historic items draw crowds. Minnesota guards a 300 year old Bible and a Minnehaha Hiawatha statue funded by schoolchildren. Connecticut treasures include Gen Israel Putnam's wolf gun. New York, Maryland, and California displays feature artifacts spanning 200 to 300 years and a palm tree age paired with a crosscountry journey.
Across Kansas railroads halt services on passes for state officials as telegraphic traffic reacts to wider disruptions. The era of pass free travel faces curtailment amid broader transit changes affecting public servants and carriers.
A public defense of tax reform argues that Congress should favor broad, light taxation for all instead of protecting manufacturers. The piece condemns efforts by industry groups to sway the Ways and Means Committee and urges hearings by public-spirited citizens and economists. It warns against class interests guiding policy and cites the need to favor consumers and national welfare.
The New York World denounces Senator Chandler and Republican papers for arguing the nation faces a crisis from tariff reform and currency policy. It says fear and panic are misplaced, stresses that the real issue is money and that tariff reform is settled for four years, with Democrats and President united on relief.
The Pension Bureau suspends pensions when documents do not show total incapacity for manual labor. If entitled, a pension will be paid. if obtained by false representations, it will be forfeited. An honest leadership at the bureau is urged, warning against politicized protest that could split the Grand Army.
A writer denounces tariff protection as theft from the majority to favor select industries. They urge each industry to stand on its own bottom and call on voters to elect representatives who serve the broader public. They claim only broad liberal education on economics can end protection. They urge the next Democratic convention to declare protection a fraud and drop the word Republican from the platform.
The piece argues for calm among silver clubs in Nevada amid calls to resist the con flict on silver, condemns violent protest as harmful to markets, and notes trusts overcapitalization and tariff protection failing to help farmers as wool prices fall under high duties. It comments on McKinley era tariff policy and its impact on milk prices not mentioned.
The article notes that in Greece and Rome no mustache appeared without a beard. During Roman expansion, some conquered peoples shaved in imitation but failed due to poor tools, leaving lip hair. It highlights Gauls and Dacians and mentions the Dying Gaul statue. Latin lacks a word for mustache. calls the trend a barbarous accident unworthy of Roman honor.
At about 4 PM a tramp knocked on a Baker Street back door. The woman offered half a pie but the visitor declined, saying he cannot eat pie for breakfast and that he has had nothing to eat since last night. She changes the menu to suit him.
An article notes the deep water pilotage remains a hereditary craft in the U S with Lewes Delaware as a historic gathering point. The piece reflects on multigenerational family dominance in major ports and cites a vignette about a captain asking why a youth was tossed overboard.
Lists of county fair dates across Indiana with towns like Decatur Fort Wayne Vincennes and Warsaw plus assorted notes. Also mentions apples falling, protracted meetings, a Crawfordsville colt, a new mineral spring near Charleston, a bank opening, toll roads abolished, and various accidents and patents in Indiana communities.
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